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=:~,,¨.,¨, still burns us strangely.  but with  the ,¨,.¨,,~:=
$**~,,¨¨,, sunset  the air comes raining  back down ,,¨¨,,~**$
§$*\=:..¨. and  gets  thick  enough to  breathe. it .¨..:=\*$§
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#@%§=-..,,                                          ,,..-=§%@#
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@*/-,¨.¨¨, take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they ,¨¨.¨,-/*@
§^=,.¨.... snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ....¨.,=^§
%*†«,.,.,. before  you  learn the  trade  enough to .,.,.,«†*%
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@£*^\«:,¨, safely     forward,     every     night. ,¨,:«\^*£@
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§;~,¨..,¨¨ book of stars,  is   a   combined   map, ¨¨,..¨,~;§
*%*--.¨¨,, calendar and timepiece as  long  as  you ,,¨¨.--*%*
£%†:=-¨.¨. know what year it  is. every  page is  a .¨.¨-=:†%£
@&%§*-.¨,. grid  of  nine  starfields,  hand drawn, .,¨.-*§%&@
##§&$\-.¨. below  which are written coordinates  in .¨.-\$&§##
###§@*^=^, both  space  and time.  a  lot of  it is ,^=^*@§###
#@¤$*/=~,. applicable  on earth,  but  not all.  it .,~=/*$¤@#
#@&$/-^.¨, hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ,¨.^-/$&@#
§*=;-,¨.¨, reordered,  some  names  i   have  never ,¨.¨,-;=*§
¤%*»,..,.. heard.   sometimes   the    dates    are ..,..,»*%¤
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§$*=-,¨¨¨, those  pages are exactly what i scramble ,¨¨¨,-=*$§
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##§%*/-^¨. i  sling open  the  book of stars  a bit .¨^-/*%§##
###£$%:«-¨ too quick, spilling  all my notes on the ¨-«:%$£###
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#&*§/«:..¨ drawing of  a  muscle cow, but  i  could ¨..:«/§*&#
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